Homemade Vanilla Extract is probably going to be one of my very favorite recipes of the holiday season! This recipe is SO easy to make, smells absolutely amazing, and is a simple replacement to the store bought vanilla extract in your kitchen cabinet that may include artificial flavors, preservatives, and unnecessary additives. This recipe will also make your house smell like vanilla Read More

Making your own cooking spray is SUCH an easy way to replace the store bought cooking sprays that are filled with all kinds of yucky ingredients. Let me show you how it works! This process is super simple and so smart! You take off the white cap to the sprayer and fill the container halfway with your favorite cooking oil. I plan on using Organic Grapeseed Oil in mine! Then you put the cap Read More

Warm weather is one of my favorite parts about living in Florida. I adore the sunshine and beach weather more than anything! As the weather starts to warm up, I tend to change out my skincare recipes and what I put on my skin. I switch from heavier creams to lighter and faster absorbing facial serums. During cooler months, I love to keep a roller or scented perfume stick in my purse and to use as Read More

I'm in love, I'm in love, and I don't care who knows it! I have been wanting to try a homemade facial for SO long, but I was honestly a little intimidated to make one! My cousin sent me a recipe she had made a while back that she really liked and it seemed easy enough, so I decided to give it a try! Y'all, get ready for this goodness. {Ingredients You'll Need}: Bentonite clay
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I love using different essential oil combinations to make a delicious smelling deodorizing powder! We have a good bit of carpet in our home, and I currently keep 3-4 different jars on hand with various oils mixed in to use to freshen it when our pups have brought in all sorts of stinky smells. It's also great sprinkled in trash cans, the bottoms of stinky shoes, or in cloth diaper hampers to mask Read More

Have you seen our other posts for this series? Be sure to check them out! 🌼 Let's Make Rollers, Let's Make Creams, and Your DIY Recipe Shopping List will hopefully help you get started on your essential oil journey! Be sure to visit our Zeal and Grace Market to shop all of our favorite essential oil accessories! Essential Oil Spray Recipes are a great "getting started" project on Read More

Have you visited our other posts for this series? Be sure to check them out! 🌼 Let's Make Rollers, Let's Make Sprays, and Your DIY Recipe Shopping List will hopefully help you get started on your essential oil journey! Be sure to visit our Zeal and Grace Market to shop all of our favorite essential oil accessories! Creams are a really great way to get started using essential oils Read More

Oh honey...oh sugar sugar...you are my sugar scrub....and I can't wait to make yooou. Now that I've got that song stuck in your head {you're welcome!} , let's talk about one of my favorite things. Sugar scrubs! There's something about using them that feels so relaxing and luxurious. I've occasionally bought them from stores and kept them in our showers for guests or for us to use on the Read More

Serums are a breeze to make and are a great way to moisturize your skin and absorb the benefits of both carrier oils and essential oils. During the winter months I prefer using a homemade cream or a facial lotion from Acure for when my skin needs some added moisture. I adore my body butter recipe for my face in cooler months (I just dab a tiny bit on my face and also pat some under my eyes) with Read More

Homemade laundry detergent was something I wanted to learn how to make right away when I first started trying to make some of my own natural cleaning products. There are SO many chemicals in conventional laundry detergents that really aren't necessary! This laundry detergent recipe works just as well as my conventional laundry detergent and it's completely safe and toxic free! There are two Read More

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Hey y'all! I'm Lauren. I'm an essential oil and DIY enthusiast and am passionate about sharing easy ways to live a healthier lifestyle. I love making simple recipes using natural ingredients and believe fully that "going green" can be a stress free process if you take it one step at a time! I created Zeal and Grace so that I could share all of my recipes with you for making your own safe and effective beauty, cleaning, and skin care products. You can also find reviews for my favorite all natural brands and Green Beauty products! Welcome to the Zeal and Grace Community. Be sure to follow along on our Facebook, Instagram, and Pinterest page! I'm so glad you're here to join me on my journey to natural living!